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PLANNING / EXCEL COLLECTION 02

Headcount Scenario Planner

See what a new hire, a later start or a change in hours means for your staffing budget.

Excel workbookWritten guidanceSynthetic examples

A CLEAR PURPOSE

Who it’s for.

HR, operations and small-business owners planning their next hires.

What it helps you do

Compare a baseline and two alternative staffing plans over twelve months.

What you’ll work with

Roles or positions, planned start dates, working hours, salaries and your own employer-cost assumptions.

INSIDE THE WORKBOOK

Planned contents.

  • Three clearly separated hiring scenarios
  • Editable salary, FTE and employer-cost assumptions
  • Monthly costs and planned start dates
  • A printable comparison of the choices

This is a planning model using your assumptions. It will not calculate jurisdiction-specific payroll taxes.

Works in familiar Excel

Intended for Microsoft 365 desktop Excel. Verified requirements will be listed at release.

Designed for independent use

Written instructions, defined inputs and a completed fictional example. No onboarding call required.

Your data stays with you

This site does not accept employee records. You work with the file in your own environment.